Zakharova announced the failure of the NATO summit even before it began

The NATO summit in Vilnius failed before it even started, as the US decided to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

“A rare case: the summit began, having already failed. Washington’s decision on cluster munitions, the public humiliation of Ukraine, the absence of any coherent concept of what is happening, which shocked even experienced US satellites, is the summit in Vilnius. It’s going to get worse,” wrote She is in her Telegram channel.

The NATO summit takes place from 11 to 12 July in Vilnius. It was reported that a number of important decisions would be made during the event, and the countries would also discuss Ukraine’s entry into NATO. In particular, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the speech of NATO countries with a unified position on Ukraine’s membership in the organization.

Earlier today Stoltenberg offered cancel Ukraine’s action plan for joining the bloc in order to shorten the accession process. According to him, “this will be a positive and strong signal about the path to membership” for Kyiv. In Kyiv criticized the “uncertainty” of the alliance. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, only the possibility of inviting Ukraine to NATO is being discussed, but not its membership in NATO. In addition, the countries of the bloc did not determine the terms for inviting Ukraine or its entry into the alliance.

On the eve of the NATO summit, July 7, the White House announced on the transfer of cluster munitions to Kyiv. Washington acknowledged the danger of such weapons to the civilian population, noting that Ukraine provided the United States with written guarantees that the ammunition would be used “with caution.”

US decision did not support several NATO allies including Italy, Spain and the UK. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier declaredthat Berlin should not prevent the United States from supplying Ukraine with such weapons, noting that Germany opposes the transfer of cluster munitions to Kyiv because of the signed 2008 convention.